The first-known David Bowie recording has sold at auction for nearly £40,000, it has been reported.
The track, titled ‘I Never Dreamed’, was discovered earlier this year in an old bread basket by David Hadfield. It was expected to sell for at least £10,000.
The recording was made when Bowie was 16 years old and played in a band called The Konrads. Hadfield served as the band’s drummer and manager. Bowie appeared on the song under his given name – David Jones – and it was the first time his voice had featured on a recording.
According to Omega Auctions, a “bidding frenzy” had caused the price for the tape to almost quadruple when it went up for sale earlier today (September 11). They said it was finally sold for £39,360.
Bowie left the Konrads shortly after the recording was made. Four years later, he released his self-titled debut album but only began to achieve success in 1969 when he released ‘Space Oddity‘.
Meanwhile, a new David Bowie cocktail bar is opening in London later this month. Ziggy’s, named after the star’s alter-ego Ziggy Stardust, will open on September 20 at the West End’s Hotel Café Royal.
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The bar will feature drinks inspired by his 1972 album ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars‘, which will take their names from his lyrics.
A new box set called ‘Loving The Alien (1983-1988)’ will be released on October 21. It will feature eight albums, including live albums and remix albums, alongside previously unreleased music.